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Center for Politics Staff

Alan Abramowitz

Senior Columnist

 

Garland Branch

Senior Scholar

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Mary Daniel Brown

Chief Financial Officer
434-924-5259

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NyShae’ Carter

Administrative Coordinator
434-243-3535

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Liz Cheney

Professor of Practice

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Rhodes Cook

Senior Columnist

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David Earl

Director of Development
434-962-2980

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Daman Irby

Director of Global Initiatives
434-243-8475

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Jennifer D. James

Office Manager and Fiscal Administrator 434-243-8473
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Tyler Jones

Executive Assistant
434-243-8468

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Martin Luther King III

Professor of Practice

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Kyle Kondik

Communications Director
434-243-1499

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Danelia I. Robinson

Administrative Assistant
434-243-8471

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Tawanna Smith

Development Associate
434-987-2919


Youth Leadership Initiative Staff

Meg Heubeck

YLI Director of Instruction
434-982-5726

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Daman Irby

Deputy Director of Instruction
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Center for Politics Scholars

Center for Politics Board of Advisors

Sabra Purtill (Chair)

Executive Vice President and CFO, American International Group (AIG)


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Andria P. McClellan (Vice Chair)

Council Member, City of Norfolk

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Michael S. Miller (Vice Chair)

Retired Managing Director,
The Vanguard Group

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Tiki Barber

Radio Host, WFAN

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Mark T. Bowles

Partner, McGuireWoods Consulting LLC

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Mark Brazeal

Chief Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer, Broadcom Inc.

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Margaret Brennan

Moderator, “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan”, Chief International Affairs Correspondent, CBS News

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Christian Ferry

EVP, Corporate Affairs, Burson


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Richard S. Gordon

Founder and CEO, Gordon Strategic Advisors
President, Gordon Law Firm

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Chris Krebs

Chief Intelligence and Public Policy Officer, SentinelOne

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Drew McKnight

Co-Chief Executive Officer, Fortress

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John L. Nau III

Chairman and CEO, Silver Eagle Beverages

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Kenneth P. Ruscio

President Emeritus, Washington and Lee University

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Lawrence Schack, PhD

Co-Founder, Predictive Branding Partners



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R. Culver Schmid

Office Managing Shareholder, Knoxville
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC

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